Reported by: Jeffrey DeMars
NBC
A motorized La-Z-Boy used by a Minnesota man who pleaded guilty to driving it drunk is up for auction on eBay, and the top bid now tops $40,000!
As of Monday morning 96 bids have been placed for the infamous vehicle, but police say interested bidders need to keep it off the streets.
The winning bidder has to pick up the seized motorized La-Z-Boy from the Procter Police Department.
The chair, powered by a lawnmower engine, comes equipped with a stereo, cup holders and lights.
The proceeds from the auction will go to the police, state and the prosecuting attorney.
Proctor Police Chief Walter Wobig cautions that the chair isn't "street legal," so any buyer should stick to the living room, or at most a parade.
The former owner, Dennis LeRoy Anderson, pleaded guilty last week to operating the chair while intoxicated.
Anderson isn't happy that his La-Z-Boy is up on the auction block, however, and says he plans to build an even bigger and better one.
Anderson also has his own eBay auction.
He is selling two autographed photos of the La-Z-Boy.
One of the photos shows him sitting on the chair and the other shows the recliner at a racetrack.
The top bid as of Monday morning was $305.
